师资队伍
钟清
  作者:  2018-12-31

基本信息 >>>

                                                                             

钟清

自噬和坏死在人类疾病中的作用组

电话:021-63846590-776429

邮箱:qingzhong@shsmu.edu.cn

研究方向与进展>>>

钟清实验室长期致力于哺乳动物细胞自噬的生化机制研究,旨在揭示自噬在维持细胞内稳态中的作用及其与各种疾病的关联。通过多年的系统探索,钟清全面分析了自噬过程中的生化过程,包括脂质修饰、脂质转移、自噬体延伸、自噬体与溶酶体融合,以及溶酶体膜损伤修复。申请人对自噬领域做出了重大贡献,阐明了自噬关键调控步骤的分子机制,详细描述了自噬体的形成(PNAS 2008、2010、2011,Cell Discov 2024),自噬底物识别(Nature 2013,Nat Commun 2023a),自噬体-溶酶体融合的机制(Mol Cell 2012,Nature 2015,JCB 2022,Nat Commun 2023b,Cell Rep 2024),以及细胞死亡的机制(Cell 2005, Nat Chem Biol 2024)为相关疾病的预防和治疗提供了生化机制的新见解和潜在干预方法。钟清的自噬研究工作具有国际影响力,处于领先地位。

研究组长介绍 >>>

钟清教授先后在美国加州大学伯克利分校和德州大学达拉斯西南医学中心任职助理副教授和副教授(tenured),2016年10月回国后加入上海交通大学医学院任研究员,特聘教授,上海交通大学讲座教授,获得国家高层次人才计划、上海东方学者等多项人才项目支持。 现任上海交通大学医学院病理生理学系主任,“细胞分化与凋亡”教育部重点实验室主任,上海前沿科学“细胞稳态和疾病”基地主任,当选中国细胞生物学会细胞死亡研究分会会长。总共发表高水平论文70余篇,连续入选爱思维尔“中国高被引学者”榜单。迄今,作为首席科学家主持科技部重点研发项目,获得国家自然科学基金面上和重大研究计划重点支持项目的支持,多次主持或参加国际会议,受邀担任国际多个学术杂志的编委,以及中美英等多个国家科学基金评审专家等。

科研项目 >>>

1. 上海市卫健委医学新技术研究与转化种子计划,2025-2027,180万,在研,主持

2. 科技部国家重点研发计划重点专项,精准靶向肿瘤细胞可控死亡的合成生物学研究,2023-2028,1800万,在研,首席科学家

3. 国家自然科学基金重大研究计划细胞器互作集成项目,2022-2026, 150万, 在研, 主持

4. 上海教委前沿科学基地,细胞稳态和疾病,2021/08-2026/08, 2500万元,在研,主持

5. 国家自然科学基金委中德合作交流项目(Mobility programme),M-0140,Rab 及其调控蛋白在HOPS介导的自噬体-溶酶体融合中的作用及相关神经退行性疾病的研究,2021/01-2024/12, 150万元,结题,主持

6. 科技部骨干项目,2019YFA0508600,线粒体和溶酶体稳态维持的蛋白质机器及其在神经退行性疾病中的作用(细胞器稳态调控的蛋白质机器在神经退变的病理及功能解析),2020/01-2024/12,249万元,结题,参与

7. 上海市2020年度“科技创新行动计划基础研究领域项目”,20JC1411100,靶向自噬的别构小分子的鉴定及其在肿瘤治疗中的应用研究,2020/10-2023/09,400万元,结题,主持

8. 国家自然科学基金重大研究计划重点支持项目,91957204,STX18介导的脂滴融合与脂滴自噬的机制与功能研究,2020/01-2023/12, 330万元,结题,主持

9. 上海市科技人才计划项目,19XD1402200,自噬与肿瘤,2019/05-2022/04,40万元,结题,主持

10. 国家自然科学基金重大研究计划重点支持项目,91754205,细胞自噬体,溶酶体及内质网的相互作用及调控,2018/01-2021/12,255万元,结题,主持

11. 国家自然科学基金面上项目,31771523,营养感受激酶mTORC1对自噬特异的脂质磷酸化激酶的关键性调控机制研究,2018/01-2021/12,61万元,结题,主持



论文与专著 >>>

1. Fu W, Wang J, Li T, Qiao Y, Zhang Z, Zhang X, He M, Su Y, Zhao Z, Li C, Xiao R, Han Y, Zhang S, Liu Z, Lin J, Chen G, Li Y*, Zhong Q*. Persistent activation of TRPM4 triggers necrotic cell death characterized by sodium overload. Nat Chem Biol. 2025 Feb 6. doi: 10.1038/s41589-025-01841-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39915626

2. Pan Y, Peng M, Tong M, He Y, Hao M, Gao HL, Lao Y, Xue J, Liu M, Zhong Q, Liu X, Li B*. The globular domain of extracellular histones mediates cytotoxicity via membrane disruption mechanism. J Biol Chem. 2025 Jan;301(1):108038. doi: 10.1016/ j.jbc.2024.108038. Epub 2024 Nov 28. PMID: 39615681

3. Zhu Z, Li L, Ye K*, and Zhong Q*. Integrating bulk and single-cell transcriptomics to elucidate the role and potential mechanisms of autophagy in aging tissue. Cellular Oncology. 2024 Oct 16.

4. Zhang J*, Wei YH, Yue YB, Jiao HK, Wu Y, Fu W, Lin KM, Lu C*, Mou S*, and Zhong Q*. RIPK4 promotes oxidative stress and ferroptotic death through the downregulation of ACSM1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2024 Oct;121(40):e2410628121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2410628121. PMID: 39316049

5. Li X, Zheng J, Su J, Wang L, Luan L, Wang T, Bai F, Zhong Q, Gong Q*. Myotubularin 2 interacts with SEC23A and negatively regulates autophagy at ER exit sites in Arabidopsis. Autophagy. 2024 Sep 8:1-19. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2024.2394302. PMID: 39177202

6. Li S, Ouyang X, Sun H, Jin J, Chen Y, Li L, Wang Q, He Y, Wang J, Chen T, Zhong Q, Liang Y, Pierre P, Zou Q, Ye Y, Su B*. DEPDC5 protects CD8+ T cells from ferroptosis by limiting mTORC1-mediated purine catabolism. Cell Discov. 2024 May 20;10(1):53. doi: 10.1038/s41421-024-00682-z. PMID: 38763950

7. Wei B, Fu YH, Li XZ, Chen F, Zhang YQ, Chen HM, Tong MD, Li LS, Pan Y, Zhang S, Chen S, Liu XX*, Zhong Q*. ANKFY1 bridges ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer from endosomes to phagophores. Cell Discov. 2024 Apr 25;211:108620. doi: 10.1038/s41421-024-00659-y. PMID: 38622126.

8. Diao J*, Yip CK*, Zhong Q*. Molecular structures and function of the autophagosome-lysosome fusion machinery. Autophagy Rep. 2024;3(1):2305594. PMID: 38344192. doi: 10.1080/27694127.2024.2305594.

9. Zhang S, Li L, Liu X, Zhong Q*. The hookup model of the HOPS complex in autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Autophagy. 2024 Mar;20(3):714-715. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2291938. PMID: 38083843

10. Zheng D, Tong M, Zhang S, Pan Y, Zhao Y, Zhong Q*, Liu X*. Human YKT6 forms priming complex with STX17 and SNAP29 to facilitate autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Cell Rep. 2024 Feb 9;43(2):113760. PMID: 38340317. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024. 113760.

11. Zhang Z, Zhou H, Gu W, Wei Y, Mou S, Wang Y*, Zhang J*, and Zhong Q*. CGI1746 targets σ1R to modulate ferroptosis through mitochondria associated membranes. Nat Chem Biol. 2024 Jan 11. PMID: 38212578. doi: 10.1038/s41589-023-01512-1.

12. Zhang S, Li L, Liu X, Zhong Q*. The hookup model of the HOPS complex in autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Autophagy, 2023, Dec 11:1-2. PMID: 38083843.

13. Fu Y, Ding B, Liu X, Zhao S, Chen F, Li L, Zhu Y, Zhao J, Yuan Z, Shen Y, Yang C, Shao M, Chen S, Bickel PE, Zhong Q*. Qa-SNARE syntaxin 18 mediates lipid droplet fusion with SNAP23 and SEC22B. Cell Discov. 2023 Nov 21;9(1):115. PMID: 37989733. doi: 10.1038/s41421-023-00613-4.

14. Zhang S, Tong MD, Zheng DH, Huang HY, Li LS, Pan Y, Luo HY, Lei M, Chen S, Liu XX*, Zhong Q*. C9orf72-Catalyzed GTP Loading of Rab39A Enables HOPS-Mediated Membrane Tethering and Fusion in Mammalian Autophagy. Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 11;14(1):6360. PMID: 37821429. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42003-0.

15. Zhang J*, Hansen CT, Wang JH, Zhang ZL, Wang X, Qiao YH, Jiao HK, Michaud M, Kepp O, Jaattela M, Kroemer G*, Zhong Q*. Necrocide 1 mediates necrotic cell death and immunogenic response in human cancer cells. Cell Death & Disease, 2023 April 05;14:238. PMID: 37015922. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-05740-0.

16. Cao M*, Zou X, Li C, Lin S, Wang N, Zou Z, Ye Y, Seeman J, Levine B, Tang Z, Zhong Q*. An Actin Filament Branching Surveillance System Regulates Cell Cycle Progression, cytokinesis and Primary Ciliogenesis. Nature Commun. 2023 March 27;14:1687. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37340-z.

17. Chen Q,Chen L,Liu YS,Li WZ,Zhong Q*,Xu B*,Wang Z*,Wang WW*.A novel spraying nanoprobe for renal cell carcinoma in humans. Life Medicine, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2023, lnac059, https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemedi/lnac059.

18. Zheng Z, Zhong Q*, Yan X. YWHAE/14-3-3ε crotonylation regulates leucine deprivation-induced autophagy. Autophagy. 2023 Jan 16;:1-2. PMID: 36628438. doi: 10.1080/ 15548627.2023.2166276.

19. Leng H, Zhang H, Li L, Zhang S, Wang Y, Chavda SJ, Galas-Filipowicz D, Lou H, Ersek A, Morris EV, Sezgin E, Lee YH, Li Y, Lechuga-Vieco AV, Tian M, Mi JQ, Yong K, Zhong Q, Edwards CM, Simon AK*, Horwood NJ*. Modulating glycosphingolipid metabolism and autophagy improves outcomes in pre-clinical models of myeloma bone disease. Nat Commun. 2022 Dec 22;13(1):7868. PMID: 36550101. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35358-3.

20. Zheng Z, Yan G, Li X, Fei Y, Sun L, Yu H, Niu Y, Gao W, Zhong Q*, Yan X*. Lysine crotonylation regulates leucine deprivation induced autophagy by an 14-3-3ε-PPM1B axis. Cell Rep. 2022 Dec 20;41(12):111850. PMID: 36543144. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep. 2022.111850.

21. Yan G, Li X, Zheng Z, Gao W, Chen C, Wang X, Cheng Z, Yu J, Zou G, Farooq MZ, Zhu X, Zhu W, Zhong Q*, Yan X*. KAT7-mediated calnexin crotonylation regulates leucine-stimulated MTORC1 activity. Autophagy. 2022 Dec;18(12):2799-2816. PMID: 35266843. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2047481.

22. Lukmantara I, Chen F, Mak HY, Zadoorian A, Du X, Xiao FN, Norris DM, Pandzic E, Whan R, Zhong Q, Yang H*. PI(3)P and DFCP1 regulate the biogenesis of lipid droplets. Mol Biol Cell. 2022 Dec 1;33(14):ar131. PMID: 36129766. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E22-07-0279.

23. Zhang YQ,Liu XX,Klionsky DJ,Lu BX*,Zhong Q*. Manipulating autophagic degradation in human diseases: from mechanisms to interventions. Life Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 2, October 2022, Pages 120–148, https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemedi/lnac043.

24. Rong, Y., Zhang, S., Nandi, N., Wu, Z., Li, L., Liu, Y., Wei Y., Zhao Y., Yuan W., Zhou C., Xiao G., Levine B., Yan N., Mou S., Deng L., Tang Z., Liu X., Kramer H*, Zhong, Q*. STING controls energy stress-induced autophagy and energy metabolism via STX17. J Cell Biol, 2022. Jul 4;221(7). PMID: 35510944.  doi: 10.1083/jcb.202202060.

25. Xiang H, Tao Y, Jiang Z, Huang X, Wang H, Cao W, Li J, Ding R, Shen MY, Feng R, Li L, Guan C, Liu J, Ni J, Chen L, Wang ZT, Ye Y, Zhong Q, Liu J, Zou Q, Wu X*. Vps33B controls Treg cell suppressive function through inhibiting lysosomal nutrient sensing complex-mediated mTORC1 activation. Cell Rep, 2022 Jun 14;39(11): 110943. PMID: 35705052. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110943.

26. Wu, Y., Jiao, H., Yue, Y., He, K., Jin, Y., Zhang, J., Zhang J., Wei Y., Luo H., Hao Z., Zhao X., Xia Q., Zhong, Q*, Zhang J*. Ubiquitin ligase E3 HUWE1/MULE targets transferrin receptor for degradation and suppresses ferroptosis in acute liver injury. Cell Death Differ, 2022, Mar 8. PMID: 35260822. doi: 10.1038/s41418-022-00957-6.

27. Chen Q, Hao M, Wang L, Li L, Chen Y, Shao X, Tian Z, Pfuetzner RA, Zhong Q, Brunger AT, Guan JL*, Diao L*. Prefused lysosomes cluster on autophagosomes regulated by VAMP8. Cell Death Dis. 2021, Oct 13; 12(10):939. PMID: 34645799. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-04243-0.

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29. Zheng ZG, Zhu ST, Cheng HM, Zhang X, Cheng G, Thu PM, Wang SP, Li HJ, Ding M, Qiang L, Chen XW, Zhong Q, Li P, Xu X*. Discovery of a potent SCAP degrader that ameliorates HFD-induced obesity, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance via an autophagy-independent lysosomal pathway. Autophagy. 2021, Jul;17(7):1592-1613. PMID: 32432943. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2020.

30. Li L, Tong M, Fu Y, Chen F, Zhang S, Chen H, Ma X, Li D, Liu X, Zhong Q*. Lipids and membrane-associated proteins in autophagy. Protein & Cell. 2021 Jul;12(7):520-544. PMID: 33151516. doi: 10.1007/s13238-020-00793-9.

31. Arora K, Liyanage P, Zhong Q, Naren A*. A SNARE protein Syntaxin 17 captures CFTR to potentiate autophagosomal clearance under stress. FASEB J. 2021, Feb;35(2). PMID: 33191543. doi: 10.1096/fj.201903210R.

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33. Li P, He J, Yang Z, Ge S, Zhang H, Zhong Q*, Fan X*. ZNNT1 long noncoding RNA induces autophagy to inhibit tumorigenesis of uveal melanoma by regulating key autophagy gene expression MTORC1 mediated NRBF2 phosphorylation functions as a switch for PI3KC3 and autophagy. Autophagy. 2020, July;16(7):1186-1199. PMID: 31462126. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2019.1659614.

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35. Ma X, Zhang S, He L, Liu R, Wilz L, Sun Q, Fan W, Chen S, Yue Z, Kim J, Guan KL, Li D, Zhong Q*. MTORC1 mediated NRBF2 phosphorylation functions as a switch for PI3KC3 and autophagy. Autophagy. 2017, Mar 4;13(3):592-607. PMID: 28059666. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2016.1269988.

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39. Cao M, Zhong Q*. Cilia in autophagy and cancer. Cilia. 2015;5:4.  PMID: 26848389. doi: 10.1186/s13630-016-0027-3.

40. Li X, Zhu F, Jiang J, Sun C, Zhong Q, Shen M, Wang X, Tian R, Shi C, Xu M, Peng F, Guo X, Hu J, Ye D, Wang M, Qin R. Simultaneous inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy enhances apoptosis induced by ER stress aggravators in human pancreatic cancer cells. Autophagy. 2016 Sep;12(9):1521-37. PMID: 27308733. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2016.1191722.

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42. Levine B*, Liu R, Dong X, Zhong Q*. Beclin orthologs: integrative hubs of cell signaling, membrane trafficking, and physiology. Trends Cell Biol. 2015;S0962-8924(15). PMID: 26071895. doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2015.05.004.

43. Diao J, Liu R, Rong Y, Zhao M, Zhang J, Lai Y, Zhou Q, Wilz L, Li J, Vivona S, Pfuetzner R, Brunger A, Zhong Q*. ATG14 promotes membrane tethering and fusion of autophagosomes to endolysosomes. Nature. 2015;103(5):1244-1251. PMID: 25686604. doi: 10.1038/nature14147.

44. Zhi X and Zhong Q*. Autophagy in Cancer. F1000Prime Rep. 2015;7:18. PMID: 25750736. doi: 10.12703/P7-18.

45. Liu R, Zhi X, Zhong Q*. ATG14 controls SNARE-mediated autophagosome fusion with a lysosome. Autophagy. 2015;11(5):847-9. PMID: 25945523.  doi:10.1080/15548627. 2015.1037549.  

46. Zhang J, Zhong Q*. Histone deacetylase inhibitors and cell death. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2014;71(20):3885-901. PMID: 24898083. doi: 10.1007/s00018-014-1656-6.

47. Tang Z, Zhu M, Zhong Q*. Self-eating to remove cilia roadblock. Autophagy. 2014;10(2):379-81. PMID: 24343661. doi: 10.4161/auto.27346.

48. Tang Z, Lin MG, Stowe TR, Chen S, Zhu M, Stearns T, Franco B, Zhong Q*. Autophagy promotes primary ciliogenesis by removing OFD1 from centriolar satellites. Nature. 2013;502, 254-257. PMID: 24089205.  doi: 10.1038/nature12606.

49. Nazarko V and Zhong Q*. ULK1 targets Beclin-1 in autophagy. Nat Cell Biol. 2013;15(7):727-8. PMID: 23817237. doi: 10.1038/ncb2797.

50. Kim J, Kim Y, Fang C, Russell R, Kim J, Fan W, Liu R, Zhong Q, Guan KL*. Differential regulation of distinct Vps34 complexes by AMPK in nutrient stress and autophagy. Cell. 2013;152(1), 290-303. PMID: 23332761. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.12.016.

51. Kim HJ, Zhong Q, Sheng ZH, Yoshimori T, Liang C, Jung JU. Beclin-1-interacting autophagy protein Atg14L targets the SNARE-associated protein Snapin to coordinate endocytic trafficking. J Cell Sci. 2012;125(Pt 20):4740-50. PMID: 22797916. doi: 10.1242/ jcs.100339.

52. Chen D, Zhong Q*. A tethering coherent protein in autophagosome maturation. Autophagy. 2012;8(6):985-6. PMID: 22617511. doi: 10.4161/auto.20255.

53. Chen D, Fan W, Lu Y, Ding X, Chen S, Zhong Q*. A mammalian autophagosome maturation mechanism mediated by TECPR1 and the Atg12-Atg5 conjugate. Mol Cell, 2012;45(5):629-41. PMID: 22342342. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.12.036.

54. Yan X, Sun Q, Ji J, Zhu Y, Liu Z, Zhong Q*. Reconstitution of leucine-mediated autophagy via the mTORC1-Barkor pathway in vitro. Autophagy. 2012;8(2):213-21. PMID: 22258093. doi: 10.4161/auto.8.2.18563.

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57. Zhang J, Kan S, Huang B, Hao Z, Mak TW, Zhong Q*. Mule determines the apoptotic response to HDAC inhibitors by targeted ubiquitination and destruction of HDAC2. Genes Dev 2011, Dec 15;25(24):2610-8. PMID: 22016339. doi: 10.1101/gad.170605.111.

58. Lin MG, Zhong Q*. Interaction between small GTPase Rab7 and PI3KC3 links autophagy and endocytosis: A new Rab7 effector protein sheds light on membrane trafficking pathways. Small GTPases. 2011 Mar;2(2):85-88. PMID: 21776407. doi: 10.4161/sgtp.2.2.15256.

59. Wilz L, Fan W, Zhong Q*. Membrane curvature response in autophagy. Autophagy. 2011 Oct;7(10):1249-50. PMID: 21738011. doi: 10.4161/auto.7.10.16738.

60. Fan W, Nassiri A, Zhong Q*. Autophagosome targeting and membrane curvature sensing by Barkor/Atg14(L). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 10; 108(19):7769-7774. PMID: 21518905. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1016472108.

61. Sun Q, Zhang J, Fan W, Wong KN, Ding X, Chen S, Zhong Q*. The RUN domain of Rubicon is important for hVPS34 binding, lipid kinase inhibition and autophagy suppression. J Biol Chem. 2011. Jan 7;286(1):185-91. PMID: 21062745. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.126425.

62. Sun Q, Westphal W, Wong K, Tan I, Zhong Q*. Rubicon controls endosome maturation as a Rab7 effector. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Nov 9; 107(45):19338-43. PMID: 20974968. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1010554107.

63. Fan W, Tang Z, Chen D, Moughon D, Ding X, Chen S, Zhu M, Zhong Q*. Keap1 facilitates p62-mediated ubiquitin aggregate clearance via autophagy. Autophagy, 2010 July 22;6(5):614-21. PMID: 20495340. doi: 10.4161/auto.6.5.12189.

64. Sun Q, Fan W, Zhong Q*. Regulation of Beclin 1 in autophagy. Autophagy. 2009 Jul 24;5(5):713-6. PMID: 19372752. doi: 10.4161/auto.5.5.8524.

65. Sun Q, Fan W, Chen K, Ding X, Chen S, Zhong Q*. Identification of Barkor as a Mammalian Autophagy-Specific Factor for Beclin 1 and Class III Phosphatidyl-inositol 3-Kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 9;105(49):19211-6. PMID: 19050071. doi: 10.1073/pnas. 0810452105.

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69. Nijhawan D, Fang M, Traer E, Zhong Q, Gao W, Du F, Wang X. Elimination of Mcl-1 is required for the initiation of apoptosis following ultraviolet irradiation. Genes Dev., 2003,17(12):1475-1486. PMID: 12783855. doi: 10.1101/gad.1093903.

70. Yun J, Zhong Q, Kwak JY, Lee WH. Hypersensitivity of Brca1-deficient MEF to the DNA interstrand crosslinking agent mitomycin C is associated with defect in homologous recombination repair and aberrant S-phase arrest. Oncogene. 2005 Jun 9;24(25):4009-16. PMID: 15782115. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208575.

71. Zhong Q, Boyer TG, Chen P-L, and Lee W-H*: Deficient nonhomologous end-joining activity in cell-free extracts from Brca1-null fibroblasts. Cancer Res. 2002, Jul 15;62 (14):3966-3970. PMID: 12124328.

72. Zhong Q, Chen C-F, Chen P-L, and Lee W-H*: BRCA1 facilitates microhomology-mediated end joining of DNA double strand breaks. J Biol Chem., 2002, Aug 9;277 (32):28641-28647. PMID: 12039951. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M200748200.  

73. Chen CF, Chen PL, Zhong Q, Sharp ZD, Lee WH*. Expression of BRC repeats in breast cancer cells disrupts the BRCA2-Rad51 complex and leads to radiation hypersensitivity and loss of G(2)/M checkpoint control. J Biol Chem. 1999 Nov 12;274(46):32931-5. PMID: 10551859. doi: 10.1074/jbc.274.46.32931.

74. Zhong Q, Chen C-F, Li S, Chen Y, Wang C-C, Xiao J, Chen P-L, Sharp ZD, and Lee WH:  Association of BRCA1 with the hRad50-hMre11-p95 Complex and the DNA Damage Response.  Science, 1999 Jul 30;285: 747-750. PMID: 10426999. doi: 10.1126/science. 285.5428.747.

75. Dong Z., Zhong Q, and Chen P-L:  The Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome Protein Is Essential for Mre11 Phosphorylation upon DNA Damage.  J. Biol. Chem., 1999, 274:19513-19516. PMID: 10391882. doi: 10.1074/jbc.274.28.19513.

76. Zhong Q, Chen Y, Jones D, and Lee W-H:  Perturbation of TSG101 Protein Affects Cell Cycle Progression.  Cancer Res, 1998, 58: 2699-2702. PMID: 9661875.

77. Zhong Q, Chen C-F, Chen Y, Chen P-L, and Lee W-H:  Identification of Cellular TSG101 Protein in Multiple Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Cancer Res, 1997, 57: 4225-4228. PMID: 9331081.